Hammerjack@lemmy.zipM to Cyberpunk@lemmy.zipEnglish · 10 months agoI wouldn't say "hoping for" but which cyberpunk dystopia do you think is most likely to happen (of any franchise)?lemmy.zipimagemessage-square74linkfedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down110
arrow-up1299arrow-down1imageI wouldn't say "hoping for" but which cyberpunk dystopia do you think is most likely to happen (of any franchise)?lemmy.zipHammerjack@lemmy.zipM to Cyberpunk@lemmy.zipEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square74linkfedilink
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoScience fiction is usually about present issues. It puts them in a different context to offer a different perspective and enable consideration.
minus-squarecholesterol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoThat’s true. It’s also a way of taking contemporary trends and extending them in a slippery-slope type analysis.
minus-squarestringere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoThe Twilight Zone and Black Mirror have entered the chat.
Science fiction is usually about present issues. It puts them in a different context to offer a different perspective and enable consideration.
That’s true. It’s also a way of taking contemporary trends and extending them in a slippery-slope type analysis.
The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror have entered the chat.